Planter



. .5@ 45 4,6, 4,7?? 42 INVENTOR.

A i Q., a. ATTORNEY- Patented Apr. 3, 1928.

LONZO'R. HUP?, OF URBANA, OHIO.

PLANTER.

Application filed January 22, 1926. .Serial No; 83,052.

This invention relates to planters and has Y special reference to planters ot' that type, for planting corn and other seed, in which ground yopening devices, for forming the trench in which the seed is dropped, are arranged in advance of seed dropping and covering devices, one obJectlot' the present invention being to provide si1nple,rreliabl`e and etcient means i'or relatively adjusting the ground opening and seeddropping devices as required for deep or shallow planting or to otherwise suit the `nature ot the ground or other` conditions.

k'Another object ofthe invention is to provide a double row planter in which the working devices at opposite sides of the planter are adjustableior the purposesde scribed aswell aste vary the distance between the rows.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a planterwhichA will vfurrow hard as well as sott-ground and plant vlevel as well' as unlevel ground at a. uniformI depth..

lith these and Yother objects in view, the

Y l struction, combination and arrangement of parts, `hereinatter fully described and*` claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which;-

Figure 1 is a top ,plan-view, of .a planter embodyingm-y invention, parts unnecessaryl yto a "disclosure ot the invention being' omitted.

Figure 2 is a side elevation oi the saine.

Figure 3 isa sectional side elevation on an enlarged scale of aportion of the tilting front frame, one of the. vseed chutes and coiacting seed plantingdevice,

Figure 4 is a rear elevation oit the` same.

Figure 5 is a. top plan view ofthe parts illustrated in Figures 3 ande, showing, in horizontal section, the fastening connections between the y same and the tilting front frame. f

'Figure 6 is a sectionalr planfview on line 6 6 oit Figure 3.

Figurey 7 is a vertical transverse section on lineA7-7 of Figure 3.

Figure 8 is a. similar section'on line 8-8 of Figure 3.

-In carrying my invention into' practice, I provide arinain frame1, of rectangularl or` oblong rectangulartorin, and having the i'orward ends ot its side bars 2 provided lwith downturnedbraeket arms. 'A transverse shaft or laxlejl is journal'ed upon said side invention. consists of theieatureszof con bars 2 immediatelyiin rear of the transverse center of saidfraine and upon this shaft or v aXle are mounted4 ground wheels-5. These wheels are arranged in pairs at each side ot the trame, the wheels of each pair being The spacing oteacli' pair ci wheels in 4.practice is. such that they will come on opposite sides oi furrow formed by the tur-row mounting ot the wheelsissuch that theyr may be adjusted along the'axleand ixedin position thereon, to regulate the working distance between the lwheels of each pair, vas well as toregulate the working distance between the wheels otbothfpai'rs,A so that the width or distancebetween. the rows -to be planted may be varied, v

Arrar'iged above the forward portion `of the 'main rame'l is an. auxiliary't'rame 6 of oblong rectangular forni and including a `pair ottransverse bars 7 and 8, the side bars otwhich trame are lprovided at their torwardends with depending.v bracketarms 9 pivotally engaging'the bracket armsi of Athe injain frame, as indicated at 10, whereby i ,the auxiliary trame 6' is mounted to tilt vertically upon then'iainfranie'. To this aux-n iliary frame. f6` the draft tongue .or other suitabledratt device 11 may be attached Supportedat each side-ot. lthe auxiliary traine 6 'upon'the bars'l and E3V isa hopper 12 having any suitable type of seed dropping mechanism, 'the seed dropping vmechanisms of the hcppersbeing operativey in practice 'from a transverse shaft 13 driven from the axle 4" by suitable driving mechanism, generallyindicated at 14:, and which may be ot chain and` sprocket type. Associatedwith each hopper 12 is adownwardly and rearwardly extendingfhollow shank 15 formingy a seed chute, the upper endof which shank carries bracket members 16 and17 of similar construction and arranged one in ad` Vance of the other, said4 bracket members `being provided with earsy 18 to which the associated overlying hopper 12 is bolted. The bracket members 16 and 17 are arranged to lie in abutting contactv with the ltrame,

bars 7 andV 8 and are'pertorated for the passage obolts 19 adapted tor engagement with seriesoi openings 2O in said bars 7 and 8, the construction being such that the hoppers close to but in. spaced relation to each other. I

`be` adjusted laterally .of the `frames "each side of the disk and their chutes may be adjusted'laterally of the auxiliary frame with relation to each other and to accord with specified adjust-V spaced bars or metallic strips, the lower horizontal arm of said shank being pivoted, as indicated at 22, to the shank 15 to swing vertically thereon, while the vertical-arm` members of said shank 21 are provided with series of registering openings 23 for the passage of a connecting bolt 24.` The said apertured ends of the vertical armsof the shank 21 are arranged to straddle a bracket bar 25 on the frame 6,through which bar the bolt 2.44 also. passes, thereby pivotally and vertically adjustably connecting the hanger 21 to said bar and consequently to the tilting frame 6.` j The bar 25 is provided with angularly bent front and rear ends 26 and 27, and

the angularly bent front end of said bar is apertured for passage of bolts 28 adapted forengage'ment with openings 29 in the front cross bar 30 of the frame 6,"while the angular rear end 27 of the bar 25 is perforated for engagement with one of the bolts 19 passing through the bar 8, theconstruo tion thus being' such that the shank 2l may l and 6 with the associated hopper 12 and seed chute or shank 15. The'lower horizontal arm of the shank 21 carries ground opening devices of suitable type to cut a furrow in either hard or soft ground.- The devices shown in the present instance consist of a furrow opening cutter disk 31 and a furrow opening shoe or shovel 32, in connection with which a lister blade 33 may be employed at 31 which blades may be set at suitable working angles for ground leveling actions. The parts and may be adjustably mountedV on the standard 2l and all three parts 31, 32 and 33 are adjustable vertically tc regulate their working depth by the adjustable connection of the shank 21Vwith the tilting frame 6. j

The shankor shoe 15 carries at its lower end a seed depositing slice or runner 34 formed of blades or plates 85 between which the lower endv of `"the shank enters, said blades or plates having lapping front ends 36 and diverging rear ends 37, said lapping front ends 36 heilig suitably joined and forniedjto provide an upturned hanger arm 38 provided with a plurality of openings. The blades or plates ofthe shoeare :rigid witlrthe shank 15, the shoe being therefore j Vvertically andlaterally adjustable with the shank but otherwi se j fixed with relationship thereto.` j

In the operation of theplanter, the cutters -shoes at each side of riveted' or .attaching connections carried by the Shanks 2l form theffurrows, and the shoes 34 of the seed droppingand covering devices carried by the shanks 15 travelfin these furrows and deposit the seed therein, it being obvious from the foregoing description that, through the described adjustment of the parts, tion of the cutters and shoes may be varied and the distance between the cutters and the `planter changed whenever it is desired between the rows.

the working eleva-` to vary the distance f For the purpose of covering thej seed and closing the furrow formed at each side of the planter, a covering device composed of blades or" platesv 40 is provided for cooperation with each shoe 34. These blades have attaching arms 41 disposed in converging relationship and perforated for the passageof a bolt 42 adapted to be passed through any one of the openings 39 in the upturned hanger arm 38 of the shoe 34, whereby the forward end of the covering device vertical adjustment of the',` covering blades as a whole, the bolt 42 also serving as a pivotal support on which the covering blades may be tilted Iupwardly ordownwardly. The covering blades lie on opposite sides of the shoe and extend rearwardly thereof and have' inwardly. curved rear ends 43 forming rake `like members for moving the earth inwardly and covering the seed and closing the furrow. Each blade 40 `ispro-` vided at or about a medial point with a Usshaped bracket 44, one arm of which is otherwise suitably fixed thereto te i as indicated at 45, and the other arm` of,

which has a fastening connection with i the portion 37 of the adjacent shoe blade 35, said arm `being provided with a series of openings 46 for the an adjustable,connection between the parts mentioned is ailorded. Thefront and rear between Vthe covering adapt the covering bodily to `different also adapt them to blades and the shoe blades to be adjusted working elevations and be tilted upwardly or downwardly on the pivotal connection 42, according tothe working depth of the shoe 34, so that their seed covering and furrow closing action may be regulated as desired, to cover `the deposited seed quire under different conditionsjof service. The front portions of the lower edges of the blades 4() are cut away on downwardly cent side or plate 3'5of the shoe 34, such throats thus gaging and regulating the amount of earth admitted to coverth seed,

passage of a bolt 47, whereby that is to say, i'

as lightly 0r heavily as desired and as occasionrmay reymoa iii which gaging action maybe further regulated by vertical body or tilting adjustments of the coverinOY blades so that the exact depth of earth to be laid over the seed, and no more, may be passed for the covering operation, all excess earth being diverted outwardly beyond the lines of travel of the covering blades. It will be noted that each shoe and its associated furrow coverer are located between a pair of ground wheels and are adjustable with relation to the ground engaging surfaces of said wheels. By this ar angement the wheels themselves will also serve as depth gages and guides operative, as they travel over rolling and irregular ground surfaces, and because of the set and gaged relationship of the shoe and coverers with respect thereto, to ensure the deposit of the seed at a uniform depth throughout, the coverers gaging the depth of the earth to be filled in over the seed. This is of importance in planting seed for a sure deposit and successful germination and in obtaining a proper yield, this method of positively planting the seed ata. predetermined depth beneath ground engaging wheels and covering the seed to a uniform degree preventing irregular depth planting and the losses in time, labor and yield occasioned thereby.

Any suitable means may be provided for tilting the frame 6 and holding it in the desired position ofadjustment. As shown in the present instance, a lever 49 mounted on frame l is provided for the purpose, said lever being coupled by an arm 50 with the frame 6, whereby the latter may be tilted, and provided with a dog or pawl 5l to engage a rack 52, whereby it may be locked in adjusted position. f

It will, of course, be understood that the seed feed mechanism employed may be any of those in common use or of any suitable construct-ion, the invention not being` limited in this particular. Also that while the construction shown as embodying my invention is preferred, many changes falling within Vthe spirit of the invention and scope of the appended claims may be made without departing from or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention. i

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim l. In a plant-er, a main frame, an auxiliary frame overlying the forward portion of the main frame and pivoted at its forward edge to the forward edge of the main frame for tilting motion in a vert-ical plane, hoppers mounted upon the auxiliary frame at oppo site sides of the planter, chutes extending at a downward and rearward angle of inclination from'the auxiliary frame and communicating at their upper end with the hoppers and provided at their lower ends with fur row closing means, means for tilting the auxiliary frame and vertically adjusting said Achutes ,and furrow closing means, a shank at each sid-e of the planter having a horizontal arm pivoted to the adjacent chute and a vertical arm adjustably connected with the auxiliary frame, and furrow forming means carried by the horizontalvarm of the shank and lying in advance of the adjacent chute and its furrow closing means and adjustable vertically through the pivotal connection of the shank with the chute and adjustable connection of said shank with the auxiliary frame.

In a planter, a main frame, an auxiliary frame overlying the forward portion of the main frame and pivoted atits forward edge to the forward edge of the main frame for tilting motion in a vertical plane, hoppers at opposite sides of the auxiliary frame, chutes carried by and depending from the auxiliary irame and communicating with said hoppers, said hoppers and chutes being adjustable laterally upon the auxiliary frame to vary the space between them, furrow covering means carried by the chutes, shanks pivoted at their lower ends to the chutes and connected at theirupper ends to the auxiliary frame forvertical adjustment, said upper ends of the shanks being also laterally adjustable `on the auxiliary frame with the hoppers and chutes, and furrow forming means carried by the shanks.

3. In a planter, a. main frame, an auxiliary frame pivotally supported by the mainf frame for tilting movements in a vertical plane, means on the main frame for tilting the auxiliary frame and locking the same in adjusted position, chutes at opposite sides of the planter provided at their upper ends with brackets adjustably engaging the auxiliary frame to vary the spacing between 'the chutes, hoppers mounted upon said brackets and adjustable with the chutes, bracket bars upon the auxiliary frame lying in advance of the hoppers and adjustable laterally on said auxiliary frame, furrow covering means carried by the chutes, shanks having lower ends pivotally connectedv with the chutes and upper ends adjustably connected with said bracket bars, and furrow forming means carried by the shanks.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

LONZO R. HUPP. 

